Meat-truck.



U. A. BAKER.

MEAT TRUCK. 4

, 1907. Patented Jan. 11,1910.

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CHARLES A. BAKER, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO STERLING WHEEL- BARROW COMPANY, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

MEAT-TRUCK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BAKER,

residing in Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of \Visconsin, have invented new' and useful Improvements in Meat-Trucks, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a meat truck for use in packing houses and other places where quantities of meat are handled, and consists of a metal or other tray mounted on wheels and supported by legs in the usual manner and preferably of the slightly angular form which has been found desirable in practice, said tray being provided with a surrounded guard rail formed of metal tubing which is secured thereto and slightly spaced therefrom and serves to prevent the meat falling off the truck while permitting the truck to be thoroughly cleansed by the use of a stream of water from a hose or the like, no obstruction being presented to the flow of water over the surface and no crevices being formed to retain the dirt.

IVith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the meat truck herein claimed, its parts and combinations of parts and all equivalents.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which like characters of reference inclicate the same parts in the several views; Figure 1 is a side elevation of a meat truck constructed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof; and, Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view partly in section showing the method of connecting the guard rail to the tray.

In these drawings 5 represents a tray which is desirably of metal with its front portion slightly bent upwardly to produce the angular form which has been found desirable in practice, said tray being mounted on wheels 6 in the usual manner and having supporting legs 7 and handle members 8, all as usual. Instead of the tray being provided with a wooden flange or other guard which by engaging therewith would form Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 18,

Patented Jan. 11, 1910.

1907. Serial No. 384,313.

I crevices in which dirt would accumulate and which would interfere with the flushing of the truck for cleaning purposes, a guard rail 9 of metal tubing, preferably gas pipe, is provided around the edges of the tray, being formed of straight lengths connected by ordinary elbows 12 to form a rectangular frame the side members thereof being bent to conform with the angular shape of the base. Aside from the elbows serving to space the guard rails from the base, suitable washers 10 are provided between them on the bolts or rivets 11 which clamp the guard rails in place.

By means of the guard constructed in accordance with this invention the meat is effectively prevented from falling off of the truck and no sharp edges are presented to scrape the meat or injure the hands of the workmen, but more especially, all crevices where dirt may accumulate are avoided, the guard being out of contact with the tray and permitting the steam from a hose or the like to pass between them and carry 03 the dirt. Being formed of metal the guard will not absorb moisture and become foul as with wooden guards, and altogether the truck is well adapted for the purposes for which it is designed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A meat truck, comprising a suitably mounted tray of angular formation, and a guard rail thereon consisting of lengths of metal tubing connected together by elbows and forming a frame spaced from the surface of the tray by means of the elbows.

2. A meat truck, comprising a suitably mounted tray, a guard rail consisting of lengths of metal tubing connected together by elbows and forming a frame, and securing means connecting the frame with the tray with washers therebetween, said washers and the elbows serving to space the guard rail from the surface of the tray.

3. A meat truck, comprising a suitably mounted metal tray of angular shape, a guard rail therefor consisting of lengths of metal tubing connected together by means of elbows, and connecting means securing the guard rail to the tray with washers therebetween, the side members of the guard rails spaced from the surface of the tray by means 10 being bent to conform to the angular shape of the elbows.

of the tray and said guard rail being spaced In testimony whereof, I affix my signafrom the surface of the tray by means of ture in presence of two witnesses.

the elbows and the washers. v V

4. A meat truck, comprising a suitably CHARLES BAKER" mounted tray, and a guard rail thereon con- Witnesses: sisting of lengths of metal tubing connected ANNA F. SCHMIDTBAUER,

together by elbows and forming a frame R. S. C. CALDWELL. 

